Kaohsiung vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	98
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	2.73M	3.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5750th and 2443rd ($956 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 417th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Madrid

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	Kaohsiung	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$10042

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522